Moth and vermin proof garment-hanger.



G. W. GRANT.

MOTH AND VERMIN PROOF GARMENT HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 19 1918.

Patented Feb. 25, 1919.

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EORGE w. GRANT, OF Lo cxro n'r, NEW YORK.

MOTH AND VERMIN PROOF GMT-HANGER.

Application filed July 19, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. GRANT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lockport, in the county of Niagara and State of New! York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Moth and Vermin Proof Garment-Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a combination hanger for jackets, waists, skirts, coats, trousers, and other pieces of wearing apparel, the device being exceedingly simple in construction and easy and inexpensive to manufacture.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a garment hanger formed by stamping from sheet material and designed without the employment of any extraneous devices to grip and hold the articles of wearing apparel in properly suspended positions.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of lamina-tions in the sheet ma.- terial from which the device is formed, some of which are anti-moth or vermin proof 1ayers which contact all articles hung upon the device.

My hanger having insecticide properties and fiat-form is'readily packed with clothing in a suitcase or trunk ready for instant use when required and preventing the operation of moths in the meantime.

\Vith these general objects in view and others that will appear after the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

In the said drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device with a pair of trousers indicated by dotted lines operatively suspended therefrom;

Fig. 2 is a side view thereof illustrating thsii operation of securing a garment therein; an

Fig. 3 is a central transverse sectional view thereof.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, the simplicity and economical features of the device will be at once apparent as the complete hanger consists of a comparatively thin laminated nlate 10 formed in a single Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 25-, 1919.

Serial No. 245,718.

piece by stripping or cutting the same out of suitable sheet material of a flexible nature.

The device is substantially triangular in configuration having its oppositely inclined sides 11 adapted to sustain the weight of a coat, jacket orother garment properly distributed throughout the length of the device,

while a centrally positioned neck 12 projects 14 and substantially parallel with the aforementioned edges 11 of the hanger.

The lower portions'of the plate 10 are readily sprung laterally in opposite directions for the insertion of a suitable portion of a. garment such as 17, through the slot 14 and upon releasing the device the same returns to its normal position with the garment clamped therein as illustrated in Fig. 1. A curved notch 18 may be centrally provided at the inner side of the slot 14 adapted for receiving the finger of the operator for propelling the lower strip or edge portion 19 of the plate from the partially severed or adjacent tongue portion 20 thereof. The inner ends of the extension slot 16 are provided with circular enlargements 21, while the connecting points between the opposite ends of the slot 14 and its extensions 16 are rounded and enlarged asat 22. A pair of trousers or a skirt is readily inserted for suspension through the slot- 14 and the enlargements 21 and 22 may be adapted for re ceiving the but-tons upon a garment for partially suspending the garment and holding it in position upon the hanger while coats, jackets and the like are readily wrapped around the plate 10 and suspended from the sides 11 thereof.

The moth and vermin proof feature of the ha-ngeris especially noted and consists in providing the plate 10 formed of opposite layers or strips 23 of suitable material, such as paper board or wood and having an intermediate layer or strip 24 therebetween composed of an insecticide or moth and vermin-,

proof material, such as cedar, creosote or formaldehyde treated substances. The moth and vermin-proof layer 24: is in a position to engage at its upper edges 11 all articles mounted over the plate 10, while said intermediate layer also directly engages articles positioned through the slot 14L.

It is broadly claimed for the device tha the moth andvermin-proof members contact the garments when the hanger is in use andforms a germicide means readily packed.

away with garments during transportation and all of which is advantageous over the known forms of garment hangers. The plate 10 also aflords an extended surface upon which advertising may be readily dis- .ture at exceedingly low cost.

played, which taken with the manner of insertlng and locking a garment in the slot 14:

makes up a most useful article of manufac Suitable notches are also provided below the slot 14 to receive the 'buttons'of the garment.

While the form of the invention herein set forth and described is believed to be the preferable embodiment thereof itis nevertheless understood that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed."

VVhat I claim as new is r 1. An'article of manufacture comprising a plate of sheet materialsuhstantially triangular in form having a marginal slot provided with angular terminal extensions pro viding a tongue portion adapted for hold in-g engagement with a garment when positioned through said slot.

2. An article of manufacture comprising a plateof sheet material substantially triangular in form having a marginal slot provided with angular terminal extensions providing a tongue portion adapted for holding stanti ally central ing into said slot, a central extension upon engagement with a garment when positioned slotfithe tongue? having a sulothrough said nger receiving notch opensaid plate having an eye therein, the edge portions of the plate and opposite sides of the neck 'being inclined adapted .for the supporting reception of a garment thereover.

3. A garment hanger comprising a substantially triangular plate of laminated ma terial having an intermediate layer of moth and vermin-proof substance, the'said'plate having angular slots formed therein providing a resilientlocking tongue for articles mounted through the said slots whereby said layer is adapted for engaging the suspended article.

4. A moth and vermin-proofhanger for garments consisting of a substantially triangular plate having opposite outer layers and an intermediate moth and vermin-proof layer whereby garments positioned there- 3 over engage the exposed edge portions of the vermin-proof layer, the said plate having a longitudinal slot spaced from its lower edge terminating in'angular slots substam tially parallel with the upper edges of the device adapted for forming a resilient tongue having lockingengagement with the garment positioned through said slot when GEORGE w. 

